Software Engineer - AI

Cisco•Seattle, WA

2d•$146,700 - $277,600•Hybrid

About The Position

Join a dynamic and collaborative team dedicated to delivering innovative software solutions aligned with Cisco’s Design Thinking Principles. We emphasize simplification and user experience, leveraging secure coding practices and strong partnerships across design, product management, and engineering to create impactful products that truly serve our customers. As a Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and deliver high-quality, secure, and user-centric software solutions that drive customer success and innovation. You will collaborate cross-functionally to build scalable applications, lead projects, and mentor peers, ensuring continuous improvement in software development practices.

Requirements

7+ years of experience as a software engineer in an enterprise environment.
Familiarity with building agentic AI applications.
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or related field.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated expertise in designing and deploying scalable, cloud-native AI solutions with a focus on security and compliance in enterprise environments.
Proven track record to lead multi-functional initiatives that integrate agentic AI technologies to automate complex workflows, driving measurable business impact aligned with industry innovation trends.
Advanced proficiency in optimizing software development lifecycles through automation, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, and agile engineering guidelines to accelerate delivery and improve product quality.

Responsibilities

Developing software focused on simplification, UX, security, and user privacy while knowing the latest with advancements in GenAI, deep learning, and Agentic AI technologies.
Building advanced agentic AI applications that automate complex business processes by using autonomous agents, adaptive learning models, and real-time data integration to enhance operational efficiency and drive innovation aligned with emerging industry trends.
Proven expertise in designing and deploying enterprise-grade AI systems leveraging LangGraph, MCP integrations, vector databases, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure to enable autonomous agents and workflow automation
Full-stack experience across Angular, TypeScript, Python, FastAPI, distributed systems, and developer platform engineering
Collaborating with design and product management to deliver customer-centric solutions and creating technical and end-user documentation.
Leading or contributing to projects and features from design through delivery, including cloud-native, microservices, and event-driven architectures, and managing automated deployment pipelines.
Writing clean, functional code and unit tests, conducting thorough code reviews, and contributing to threat modeling and security considerations.
Debugging and resolving software issues in development and production environments, monitoring production systems, leading postmortems, and performing root cause analysis.
Serving as a technical resource and mentor, sharing knowledge across teams through presentations, blogs, and informal channels.
Coordinating with cross-functional team members to estimate timelines, track progress, and deliver according to specifications.

Benefits

medical, dental and vision insurance
a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
paid parental leave
short and long-term disability coverage
basic life insurance
Cisco restricted stock units
10 paid holidays per full calendar year
1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year (non-exempt)
flexible vacation time off program (exempt)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
annual bonuses (for non-sales roles)
performance-based incentive pay (for sales roles)